Category: Economics

8 April 24

Our Year 5 students recently enjoyed an activity-packed Financial Workshop, run by Mrs Haynes @naomihaynesfinancialplanning, a parent and former student. Throughout the morning, students learned about managing and growing their own pot of money, along with budgeting, compound interest, profit, risk and loss. It was a fun event that gave everyone a good understanding of…

16 December 22

On the 14 November 2022, the Economics department at Haberdashers’ Girls’ School launched the Atherton Award. The Atherton Award recognizes entrepreneurial spirit and all pupils aged 11+ are encouraged to apply. From completing an online coding course, to inventing a new product, to starting a business. The winner of the annual prize will receive a…

29 November 21

The joint schools’ PolSoc were delighted to welcome Nicola Mulkeen, a professor of political philosophy at the university of Warwick, to give a talk to students across both Habs Girls and Habs Boys. Nicola gave the very topical talk on the subject of climate change, and more specifically who should bear the burdens associated with…

29 November 21

On Monday 8 November, 10 students from the Girls’ School attended the Monmouth Enterprise Financial Careers Trip at Haberdashers’ Hall. The day began with an introduction from Simon Hills, who is the Director of UK Finance, providing us all with valuable knowledge into the key roles of institutions in the financial world, particularly focusing on…

23 November 21

The fifth issue of our Equilibrium magazine is out now and available to read on Issuu. Well done to all of the pupils and staff involved in creating such a wonderful publication! Take a look at Equilibrium by clicking the image below.

10 November 20

We welcome the arrival of the first student-led issue of Equilibrium Lite, a new publication produced jointly by the Economics departments of Habs Girls and Habs Boys. This magazine aims to provide non-economists with an insight into topical issues affecting the UK and global economy as well as complementing the learning of Sixth Form students….

18 November 19

A group of Upper 6 aspiring economists attended a talk at Absolute Strategy Research in London along with students from the Boys’ School. The morning consisted of a talk on the career options that could be pursed in Economics, followed by an excellent presentation on current economic conditions and strategy options, giving a forecast of…

6 August 18

BASE competition is a national  business strategy competition run by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Over 500 schools started the competition last September and we had three teams get through to the second round. One team of Lower 6 economists moved steadily through each round impressing the judges and made it…